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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo C50
- Italian Four Knights Variation C50 you are here
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C50.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C50
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
5,861,336 games · White 49.4% / Draw 5.1% / Black 45.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 2,106,347 | |
| h6 | 1,690,339 | |
| O-O | 1,574,360 | |
| a6 | 172,681 | |
| Ng4 | 155,108 | |
| Nd4 | 38,341 | |
| Na5 | 35,822 | |
| d5 | 23,744 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:06:02
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